AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Horned lark reports at KMTJ
The FAA database contains 32 filed reports pairing Montrose Regional Arpt (KMTJ) with Horned lark; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 6.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports321990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion26.2% of reports
Latest report2026-05-18in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Horned lark reports at KMTJ: 32 paired reports in the FAA file
Horned lark reports at KMTJ contains 32 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Horned lark parent contains 9,383 reports.
WHY THERE IS NO RISK GRADE
FAA reporting is voluntary, reporting intensity varies, and this pairing has no flight-exposure denominator. Runway Wildlife keeps counts and conditional damage shares separate.